EP139 单身狗 Single Dog

EP139 单身狗 Single Dog

• Chinese 101: 光棍&单身狗，How to say “I’m single” in Chinese

• Language Tips：Useful and unique Chinese animal-related expressions

Dialogue:

A：你有女朋友了吗？

Nǐ yǒu nǚ péng yǒu le ma?

Do you have a girlfriend?

B：没有，我还是个光棍儿. 你呢？

Méi yǒu, wǒ hái shì gè guāng gùn-er. Nǐ ne?

Not yet, I’m still single, how about you?

A：我也还是只单身狗。

Wǒ yě hái shì zhī dān shēn gǒu.

I’m still a single dog, either.

Words & Expressions:

【女朋友】nǚ péng yǒu：girlfriend

【光棍】guāng gùn：single (especially for male)

【单身】dān shēn：single

【狗】gǒu：dog

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